DWC passenger terminal to open next year

Dubai, January 30, 2012

Dubai World Central (DWC) passenger terminal is expected to start commercial operations next year, a senior official has said.

'Operational trails for DWC’s passenger terminal are set to start during the second quarter of this year and we could see commercial passenger operations commence in 2013,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports.

Dubai Airports owns and manages the operation and development of both of Dubai’s airports – Dubai International as well as Dubai World Central.

Griffiths said Dubai International will continue to serve as the primary focus of expansion of the company and it will investing $7.8 billion to boost capacity to 90 million passengers by 2018. - TradeArabia News Service